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British author, critic and academic (1906-1994).
Born September 30th, 1906 in Edinburgh.
Died November 12th, 1994 at 88 years old in Surrey.
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon